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ECHS - 72/Hannah-Pamplico - 55

East Clarendon High School varsity boys are 3-2 in their conference (6-8 overall), after a big win over Hannah-Pamplico on Tuesday, Jan. 24.

Head Coach Justin Waiters said that this was his team’s best game of the season so far.

“We’re starting to gel together and are doing a good job racking up points,” he said.

Lady Monarchs - 53/Lady Jaguars - 44

The Lady Monarchs won a close game against Kingstree’s Lady Jaguars on Jan. 24 in Kingstree, 53-44.

JV Lady Saints - 26/JV Lady Confederates - 11

Clarendon Hall’s J.V. Lady Saints defeated Andrew Jackson’s J.V. Lady Confederates on Jan. 17 at home, 26-11.

Leading scorers were Kaela Phillips with eight points and Shannon Corbett with six points. Abigail Jenkinson brought down 11 rebounds. Bailey Connors had eight rebounds.

With this win, the J.V. Lady Saints are 8-0 on the season.

Lady Eagles - 51/Lady Saints - 50

Manning - 64/Timberland - 51

The Monarchs defeated the Wolves in region play on Jan. 17 at home, 64-51.

Manning had three scorers in double figures. Phillip Henry scored 16 points, Jamal Keels had 13 points, and Jerrell Frierson scored 12 points. Dontravious Witherspoon dropped in six points. Daniel Pendergrass added five points. Cameron Darley had four points. Breshaun Pendergrass, Ro’Char Witherspoon, Jaylen Hamilton and Jire’ Brunson had two points each.

One man’s love for baseball resurrected an American Legion Baseball program that had been idle for 16 years.

That man is James Clinton Britton Jr., perhaps better known as “J.C.”

Britton loved baseball from the time he could pick up a bat.

Lady Panthers-61/Lady Monarchs-52

The Lady Monarchs lost to the Lady Panthers on Jan. 13, in Lake City, 61-52.

Manning had three scorers in double figures. Lanisha Brown had a double-double scoring 16 points with 11 rebounds. Brown also had one steal and one blocked shot. Shanequa Muldrow scored 16 points with two steals and three assists. Karen White also had a double-double scoring 14 points with 14 rebounds. Monica Nelson scored three points. Petra York had two points and Chelsey Cousar scored one point.

Scott’s Branch - 56/Gov’s Science & Math - 24

Consistent scoring throughout the game contributed to the Scott’s Branch Eagles’ huge win against the Governor’s Science and Math Eagles, 56-24, Jan. 6, at home.

SBHS started out strong and ended strong against GSM with 10 points in the first quarter, 13 points in the second quarter, 20 points in the third quarter and finishing with 13 points in the fourth period.

Ten Eagles got into the scoring column for SBHS.

Manning - 55/East Clarendon - 50

The Monarchs won a close game Jan. 3, at John Franklin Thames Gymnasium against cross county rival Wolverines, 55-50.

Manning had three Monarchs in double figures scoring. Jerrell Frierson scored 14 points. Phillip Henry scored 13 points and Jamal Keels scored 12 points. Ro’Char Witherspoon scored eight points for the Monarchs while Pendergrass scored four points and Jire’ Brunson and Cameron Darley scored two points each.

The ballots are in for second class of the Clarendon County Athletic Hall of Fame.

Eleven athletes with roots in Clarendon County have been selected.

They are Cathy Coker Batten, Brian Beatson, J.C. Britton, Homer Coker, Ned Darley III, Doll Eadon, the late Althea Gibson, Mike Mahoney, Bobby Matthews, Gunter Sweat and Joey Taylor.

Cathy Coker Batten

The score might not be etched in stone, but one thing is certain. The Lady Monarchs and Lady Gators know what to expect when they meet for the fifth time this season in the second game of the District 9 Officials Christmas Tournament at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 28 at John F. Thames gymnasium.

The game will be physical with aggressive play on both ends of the court.

Manning’s Lady Monarchs have fared well against Lakewood’s Lady Gators by winning three of their four previous meetings; however the games weren’t decided until the fourth quarter.

From the beginning buzzer, the Manning-Lee Central game was hard fought down to the wire with Manning pulling away in the last few minutes to win, 76-66, to claim first place in the Monarch Classic.

With Manning Head Coach Jabari Deas sitting in the hallway outside the game due to two technical fouls in a prior game Thursday, Assistant Coach Stevie Ward led the Monarchs to victory.

“The players played for the coach,” Ward said after the game. “They put their hearts into it.”

East Clarendon High School Varsity girls are 1-6 after three weeks of season play.

On Dec. 6, they notched their first victory of the season, in a close matchup at home against Johnsonville.

ECHS-35/Johnsonville-32

Leading scorers were Ty’Quasha Kennedy with nine points, D’onna McFadden with eight points, and Latisha Wells with six points. Shameka Jackson had four points, Mica McFadden and Alexus Watford had three each, and Kelsey Shaw had two points.